A married person under the age of majority may join with his or her spouse in all transactions for which joinder is required by Section 40-3-13 NMSA 1978 and such joinder shall have the same force and effect as if the minor spouse had attained his or her majority at the time of the execution of the instrument.
§ 40-3-15 NMSA 1978
Joinder of minor spouse in conveyances, mortgages and leases
Known as the Community Property Act
The act spans §§ 40-3-1 to 40-3-9.1 (19 sections).
1953 Comp., § 57-4A-9, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 320, § 11.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.